WikiLeaks publishes tranche of CIA director’s personal emails
WikiLeaks has begun publishing a tranche of emails from CIA director John Brennan’s personal AOL account after it was allegedly hacked by a group of high school students calling themselves Crackas With Attitude.
Sensitive documents amidst the haul include a security clearance questionnaire marked ‘Review copy – Do not retain’ and a draft copy of the Limitations on Interrogations Techniques Act of 2008, a draft bill setting out the limits of interrogation methods.
Although the documents all date from 2008 and earlier, before Brennan assumed his current role in 2013, the releases will prove highly embarrassing on a personal level, as well as for the CIA and AOL.
The attack was made possible after hackers obtained a Verizon employee’s ID number, allowing them to obtain the last four digits of Brennan’s credit card and thus reset his email password.
Authorities have sought to downplay the hack, insisting that Brennan’s account contained no classified information.